Article written by: Cho Min Jung Translated by: Eung Cheol Kim On February 14, the National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) stated Japan should officially apologize for enforcing Korean women into sexual slavery during World War II as well as reveal the truth, and compensate the women. This statement arose from the fact that… Continue Reading »

With less than 10 days remaining until the Dec. 19 presidential election, many workers know they won’t be casting any votes for the upcoming election. The issue isn’t their apathy; it’s time. The polling place opens at 6 a.m. closes exactly 12 hours later at 6 p.m. Most people would find themselves bound to their work… Continue Reading »

Currently, in South Korea sexual abuse and hate crimes are on the rise and becoming a serious problem. There were some suspects whom were sentenced to death and some were not. For heinous crimes, the public demanded the death penalty. However, the death penalty has not been carried out since 1997, although there are 60 current… Continue Reading »

The internet real-name system has been abolished after 5 years of implementation. This regulations has continuously caused much controversy. Initially, the purpose of the policy was to reduce the string of abusive comments left online by users. However, more serious problems took place. The ‘unhealthy’ replies did not decrease even if the anonymous system was… Continue Reading »

JANUARY 13 2012 – The South Korean election watchdog, the National Election Commission (NEC), decided to allow election campaigns via online media at all times. The NEC held a board meeting where it set Operating Guidelines for the Election Campaign on the Internet that shall always allow election campaigns using Internet homepages, e-mails, and SNS… Continue Reading »

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On 28th December 2010, the Constitutional Court ruled an article of the Telecommunications Law which criminalized those who distribute misleading content online as unconstitutional. The epoch-making ruling is expected to help Dae Sung Park, more commonly known as online economic expert Minerva. According to the Telecommunications Law, Article 47, Clause 1, people who spread false… Continue Reading »

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